The number of people testing positive for coronavirus in England is almost three times as many as at the end of August.

The new numbers from the NHS Test and Trace system show 19,278 new people tested positive between 10-16 September.

Since the end of August there has been a substantial increase of 180% in positive cases, according to statistics.

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